CHARSTIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11108591 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£289.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.9y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £289,728
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,304 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£290k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£299k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£71k£142k£213k£284k£355kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£318.1k£347.9k
Current assets£298.9k£354.6k
Net assets£289.7k£314.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-09-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kingsbridge Securities Limited
  4. 2025-09-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-09-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-09-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-08-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Anthony Lowe and Susan Lowe
  8. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARSTIN LIMITED
  16. 2017-12-12
    QUIRK, Michael Colin appointed
    director
  17. 2017-12-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adele Quirk
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/12/2017
Mr Michael Colin Quirk
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/12/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Bridgeman Terrace
Wigan
WN1 1SX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

QUIRK, Michael Colin
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-12
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kingsbridge Securities
Kingsbridge Securities Limited
A registered charge1 property12/09/2025
satisfied
Anthony Lowe and Susan Lowe
A registered charge1 property29/08/202409/09/2025
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11